The People of the State of Colorado v. Eric Lamont Brown — Márquez, J., Dissenting

Summary

Justice Márquez dissents from the majority's remand and rejects its requirement that trial courts apply and document a lengthy list of factors when deciding whether to continue a trial so a defendant may obtain retained counsel of choice. She would apply a totality-of-the-circumstances approach, give substantial weight to the defendant's constitutional choice of counsel, and conclude that the record did not show that orderly administration of justice outweighed that right. Justice Márquez, joined by Justices Coats and Eid, would affirm the court of appeals' reversal of the trial court and require a new trial.